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Building on Success

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:04:00 GMT

Fleet downwind past offshore cays
Photo by: Rolex / Daniel Forster

Foredeck action on the Andrews 68, EQUATION in IRC 1
Photo by: Rolex / Daniel Forster

The 36th running of the International Rolex Regatta is sure to build on its successes last year, which included the addition of IRC racing and joining with the BVI Spring Regatta to offer the inaugural Virgin Islands Race Week. With racing scheduled for Friday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29, the International Rolex Regatta is one of the most popular of several Caribbean sailing events that, when strung together, can keep a hard-core, fun-loving racer occupied in the islands for the better part of two months. While it is part of the US-IRC Gulf Stream Series, the event also hosts classes for CSA (or “Caribbean Rule”) racing as well as one-designs, beach cats and large multihulls.

We’ve proudly hosted this regatta since 1974,” said William Newbold, Commodore of St. Thomas Yacht Club. “Over three days, the finest yachtsmen and yachtswomen from around the Caribbean, United States, and Europe join in world-class racing in a spectacular environment, which includes the warm, clear waters surrounding our Club. It’s an adventurous way to get a jump on their summer sailing season.”

Veteran competitor Bill Alcott of Detroit, Michigan, who owns the 68-foot yacht Equation, counts the International Rolex Regatta as “one of the highlights of my life and love of competition and the sea—I wouldn’t miss it for the world.” America’s Cup veteran Peter Holmberg, who calls St. Thomas home, is one of the more famous local sailors who attends, while last year Norbert Plambeck, from Cuxhaven, Germany, came from farthest abroad to sail his Frers 80 Hexe.

The regatta’s popularity is attributable to its professional race management, dependable trade winds and varied and challenging schedule of races—including both around-the-buoys and distance courses.

“The hotly contested one-design racing on the St. James Circle returns,” said Regatta Co-Chair John Sweeney, “and now that we have IRC off the ground, we expect an increase in those boats on the Ocean Circle.” Sweeney added that the picturesque distance race from the east end of St. Thomas to Charlotte Amalie Harbor and back has established itself as an Island tradition. Also highlighting the regatta is the beautiful yet tactically demanding Pillsbury Sound Race in and among the cays between St. Thomas and St. John. This “Sunday drive” has decided final standings in most classes each of the last four years.

After racing, beachside social activities blend St. Thomas Yacht Club’s island-style hospitality with the outstanding camaraderie and competition that hundreds of participants have come to expect each year. The finishing touch is the awards stage that magically appears over the water on the last day of racing and the presentation of coveted Rolex timepieces to winners of qualifying classes.
While most of the yachts moor or anchor (or rest on the beach, as is the case with the Beach Cats) within St. Thomas Yacht Club’s watery backyard of Cowpet Bay, the posh new Yacht Haven Grande Marina in Charlotte Amalie can be second home to any boats that prefer full-service facilities.

A.H. Riise, Official Retailer of Rolex watches in the U.S. Virgin Islands, takes an active role in sponsorship of the event. The St. Thomas duty free shop is one of the largest in the Caribbean and is located on the historic waterfront of downtown Charlotte Amalie. Rolex is known for sponsoring grand prix events such as the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Rolex Fastnet Race, Giraglia Rolex Cup, Rolex Middle Sea Race, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship.

ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2008 - Nominations Invited

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:24:00 GMT

Nominations are now invited for the 2008 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards, the most prestigious award of recognition in the sport of sailing. The list of nominees and winners since the first presentation in 1994 is an exceptional roll call of the world’s top sailors from all disciplines of the sport.

There is only one male and one female ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year, who will not only win the coveted Rolex timepiece and trophy, but receive true recognition of their achievement from their peers across the world.

Nominations can be made by anyone and the only criteria are that sailors must have performed an “outstanding achievement in the sport” during the qualifying period of 1 September 2007 to 31 August 2008. Nominations should be sent in to ISAF by 10.00hrs (UTC) on Friday 5 September 2008 on the official form which can be found via www.sailing.org/worldsailor

A shortlist will be drawn up by ISAF from all of the nominations received at the ISAF Secretariat by the deadline and those sailors will go on to become the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year 2008 Nominees. The 126 ISAF Member National Authorities will then vote for one male and one female sailor who they believe merit the Awards.

The accomplishments of the sailors nominated each year are an inspiration – from windsurfers and dinghy sailors to offshore specialists, a nominee’s achievements may be an exceptional series of regatta wins, a record breaking passage or a triumph against the odds. And, whilst there have already been some remarkable achievements in our sport since September 2007, with the 2008 Olympic Sailing Competition rapidly approaching we are set to witness many more.

The winners will be announced at an Awards dinner on Tuesday 11 November in Madrid, Spain, host city for the ISAF Annual Conference. They will be presented with the unique marble and silver trophy depicting the globe, crowned with five silver spinnakers representing the continents, together with a personalized Rolex timepiece.

The past nominees and winners of the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year include the highest achievers in the sport, with the winners’ roll call reading:

2007 – Ed BAIRD (USA) and Claire LEROY (FRA)
2006 – Mike SANDERSON (NZL) and Paige RAILEY (USA)
2005 – Fernando ECHAVARRI; Anton PAZ (ESP) and Ellen MACARTHUR (GBR)
2004 – Robert SCHEIDT (BRA) and Sofia BEKATOROU; Emilia TSOULFA (GRE)
2003 – Russell COUTTS (SUI) and Siren SUNDBY (NOR)
2002 – Ben AINSLIE (GBR) and Sofia BEKATOROU; Emilia TSOULFA (GRE)
2001 – Robert SCHEIDT (BRA) and Ellen MACARTHUR (GBR)
2000 – Mark REYNOLDS; Magnus LILJEDAHL (USA) and Shirley ROBERTSON (GBR)
1999 – Mateusz KUSZNIEREWICZ (POL) and Margriet MATTHIJSE (NED)
1998 – Ben AINSLIE (GBR) and Carolijn BROUWER (NED)
1997 – Pete GOSS (GBR) and Ruslana TARAN; Elena PAKHOLCHIK (UKR)
1996 – Jochen SCHÜMANN (GER) and Lee-Lai SHAN (HKG)
1995 – Russell COUTTS (NZL) and Isabelle AUTISSIER (FRA)
1994 – Peter BLAKE (NZL); Robin KNOX JOHNSTON (GBR) and Theresa ZABELL (ESP)

EXCITEMENT SURROUNDS THE 2008 MELGES 32 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP,

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:16:00 GMT

The International Melges 32 Class Association will celebrate its third, and largest ever U.S. National Championship on July 25-27 in Newport, R.I. The regatta will be held in conjunction with the New York Yacht Club’s Race Week at Newport, presented by Rolex. Twenty entries have been confirmed.

The excitement and energy generated by this one design performance yacht is unique and attracting some of the world’s top sailors. Former relief helmsman for Dean Barker during the 2003 America’s Cup, Cameron Appleton (New Zealand) will assist Derek Campbell (Seattle, Wash.) on USA-138 Banshee. 2005 J.24 World and North American Champion Anthony Kotoun (Newport, R.I.) will set sail with Melges 32 Class veteran Edward Tillinghast (New York, N.Y.) on USA-151 Dark N’Stormy. Bob Hesse (Elma, N.Y.) has retained the talents of 2006 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Jud Smith (Marblehead, Mass.) on USA-153 Lake Effect. Marty Kullman and Mike Carroll (Tampa, Fla.) have employed the efforts of 2008 Melges 24 Charleston Race Week winning tactician Scott Nixon (Annapolis, Md.) on USA-131 New Wave. John Kilroy (Los Angeles, Calif.) will sail his brand new USA-1313 Samba Pa Ti Melges 32 for the first time. It too has been christened with the skills of Eric Arndt (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and 2003 Melges 24 World Champion Brian Hutchinson (Traverse City, Mich.).

The only returning Melges 32 National Champion is Jeff Ecklund (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) on USA-32 Star. His 2008 crew includes multiple World Champion Harry Melges (Lake Geneva, Wisc.) calling tactics alongside of Scott Norris (Newport, R.I.), Sam Rogers (Lake Minnetonka, Minn.), Ladies Match Racing Champion Lindsay Bartel (Annapolis, Md.) with brother Clay Bartel (Annapolis, Md.), Jamie Randall (Lake Minnetonka, Minn.) and Peeter Must (New York, N.Y.). “We are going to take inventory and focus on having good starts, getting around the corners and going fast. Two of the most important things to remember in this class are — getting good starts and having great boat speed. We are hoping to do both,’ says Ecklund regarding his goals for the upcoming championship.

Three international teams, all from the UK are bringing some spectacular talent of their own. 2008 Melges 32 East Coast Champion Joe Woods (Torquay) on GBR-500 Red occupied his spring sailing season by competing in Annapolis and in Europe at the heated 2008 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series. Last year Woods scored a third place at Nationals, this year he will take another shot at the top spot. Peter Rogers (Beaulieu) on GBR-121 Highlife first entered the fleet this past January at ACURA Key West 2008 and is looking to do well. Stuart Simpson (London) on GBR-84845 Team Barbarians also debuted in Key West. For Nationals, he has assembled a team that includes double Melges 24 World Ranking Champions Jamie Lea and Nigel Young.

Despite the very impressive sample resumes above, the class maintains a very strong and vibrant corinthian persona. Jason Carroll (New York, N.Y.) on USA-128 Argo helms an all-amateur crew. Young and enthusiastic, Carroll’s team has been steadily climbing in the results. On Dan Van Heeckeren’s (Gate Mills, Oh.) USA-139 Vanpire32 it’s a family affair with Willem and Christian among the crew.

Teams have already begun to arrive in Newport for Nationals, some looking to warm-up a couple of days in advance. Weigh-in and registration happens on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by three days of racing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Full race reports, interviews and photo galleries will be posted online each day at the official website of the International Melges 32 Class Association.

2008 Opti World's Day 5 Report

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:46:00 GMT

PRESS RELEASE 5

International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA) World Championships Cesme, Turkey – 14 July to 25 July 2008

July 20th – Team Racing Report

General report :

No change to individual scores – only team racing today.

Tournament rules : this is a double elimination tournament. You have to lose twice to be knocked out.
Teams race 4 against 4, low score wins – except tie-breaker if both teams equal score then team with 1st place loses.

First race vs. Uruguay
BDA team sluggish off the line, Uruguay immediately launched into 1st and 2nd position. Bermuda only chance to drive Uruguay’s team back to 7 and 8 position. BDA team fought hard, and approaching the finish line it was very close – Team BDA had a call on Uruguay, the Uruguay did an ‘insurance’ penalty turn but judges ruled ‘green flag, and Uruguay sailor just pipped BDA sailor so that Uruguay had
1,2 6,8 to win the race.

For race 2, Bermuda came up against host nation Turkey – again a very sluggish start and Turkey had a winning combination at the leeward mark. Turkey is a quite inexperienced at team racing, and their leaders came back to assist team members when they did not need to do so.
BDA team capitalized on this mistake to make easy winning combination.

For race 3, Bermuda faced Sweden, a team that had shown an amazing display of teamwork to defeat Germany in the previous round. Sweden had one sailor capsize on downwind leg while Germany had 1,2 position. The Swedish team held back the two back end sailors so well, that the capsized sailor caught up and overtook so that Sweden won the race.
BDA started much better against Sweden, but had to be very wary of their team racing skills. Sweden did move into a winning position around the leeward mark, but BDA sailed an excellent final leg – Sweden tried again to sail a blocking race but BDA avoided their traps and sailed to a narrow victory.

For race 4, Bermuda faced Netherlands – our neighbours on the spectator dock! From the dock this was the most nerve-wracking race, as loud as we cheered, the Dutch were shouting as loud! A very tight first weather leg and first reach made it anybody’s race. At the leeward mark one NED sailor incurred a penalty and Bermuda took the upper hand.
Very close sailing to the finish made it very exciting, and BDA came through comfortably in the end with 1,2,3,8 finish.

Race 5 was against the North American Team Racing champions – Puerto Rico. On the sidelines we were hoping the breeze would drop out – the PUR team are very strong in heavy air. Unfortunately, the breeze even increased a little and PUR took full advantage to lead 1,2,3 at the first weather mark. PUR’s 4th sailor was in last place, our only chance was to reel in their 3rd place guy and put him to the back. Our team attacked, but a penalty call against us made it an easy final leg to the finish for Puerto Rico.

Overall, Team Bermuda finished tied 4th /5th in the IODA Team Racing World Championships – an excellent result!!

Puerto Rico went on to defeat US Virgin Isl in the semi-final, and then beat Singapore in the final. So there is some consolation in the fact that we lost to the tournament champions.

Please note that organizers are claiming photos available on web-site for free. Have not looked at them but please check out the event web-site.

Tomorrow (21st) is the spare day – no racing tomorrow.

For more regatta information : www.optiworld2008.com

Submitted by Martin Siese and David Hillier

Time for the Famous Gold and Silver Cap

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:16:00 GMT

There have been 14 editions of the prestigious Breitling Regatta in Puerto Portals, Mallorca, which has also been part of the MedCup Circuit over the past few years. Peter de Ridder and his Mean Machines can be found training out in Palma de Mallorca bay, in front of the Puerto Portals area where, from today through until next Saturday, the 14th Breitling Regatta will be held.

Mean Machine has arrived in Puerto Portals, where De Ridder’s team has a summer base, eager to win the famous gold and silver cap again. Peter de Ridder, Ray Davies, Tom Dodson, Tony Rae, Jon Gundersen, Jeff Reynolds, Ed Van Pierde, Joe Allen, Stu Bettany and Chris Reid all know what winning tastes like in this regatta, which they had the privilege of winning twice over in 2006, taking home not only the overall winner’s cap, but also the gold and silver cap for the Corinthian division.

Things in the General Rankings of the AUDI MedCup are heating up, with three different winners in three different regattas so far – Peter de Ridder’s Mean Machine, José Cusí’s Bribón with Dean Barker at the helm and Quantum owned by Doug de Vos with Terry Hutchinson onboard.

Options are wide open, and whilst there are some favourites knocking at the door of this fourth AUDI MedCup event, the 11 scheduled races will be a challenge for every boat.

Mean Machine, which has already been out training in Puerto Portals, is comfortable in these waters, where an insular thermal breeze prevails.
Following 29 of 60 scheduled races the AUDI Medcup rankings look like this:

AUDI MEDCUP CIRCUIT PROVISIONAL STANDINGS AFTER 3 EVENTS
Position, Name, Designer, Skipper, R1,R2,R3,…Total
1 Quantum, Racing, Botin & Carkeek 2008, (Terry Hutchinson 46+46+37= 129
2 Bribon, Judel/Vrolijk 2007 (Jose Cusi/S.M D. Juan Carlos). 42+38.2+55= 135.2
3 Artemis, Reichel/pugh 2008 (Torbjorn Tornqvist) 60+32+45=137
4 Mean Machine, Judel/Vrolijk 2008 (Peter de Ridder) 41+78+39=158
5 Platoon, Judel/Vrolijk 2008 (J. Schumman) 58+41+91=190
6 Matador, Judel/Vrolijk 2008 (Guillermo Parada) 67+50+75=192

Going Solo but in Great Company

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:47:00 GMT

Chris Gillard, Martin Hartley and John Gledhill are off to a great start with the 1, 2 and 3 positions after the first race of the week. Ideal conditions for the start of what should be a fabulous week of sailing, sun and singing… (some great entertainment in the SCYC bar).

For those of you who haven;’t been able to make it this year, here’s a shot of the Solo fleet starting this morning

Kings Cup 2008.

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:49:00 GMT

Andaman Sea Club Sailing Charters has a second Firefly
Sport Catmaran charter, available for the famous
Kings Cup nov 29-dec6, Phuket Thailand.
A true one design class , min of 10 boats entering.
Real fast and points as high as modern monohulls.
Aslo avaialbale for the Pang Nga Bay regatta,in February
The Pang Nga Bay regatta, races around the Islands,
evening stops on the beach and great parties.
Bareboat 5 crew or 4 with owner reprentative on board.
Highly competitive.

For U.S. Sailors, Thin Is In

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:01:00 GMT

The Chinese beach town of Qingdao has giant algae blooms clogging its coastline, dense fog, sweltering summer heat and piles of trash that flow in with the strong currents. But it’s what the town lacks that makes it an especially difficult venue for Olympic sailing: wind.

According to US Sailing weather forecasters, there’s a 90% chance of “light air” for the event. The Chinese have added extra “reserve days” to the event’s time window, in case the wind is so mild that they can’t hold the race at all. There’s a good chance the boats in Qingdao (pronounced ching-dow). will be moving very, very slowly during the races—or be stopped completely, which happened in an informal training race there.

What does all this mean for sailors on the U.S. Olympic team? A strict diet. Lighter sailors fare better in conditions where there is barely enough wind to propel the boats. In such cases, every tiny reduction of drag helps, and that includes extra body fat. “A lot of people are referring to their Qingdao weight,” says team spokeswoman Derby Anderson.

That includes Andrew Campbell, a 24-year-old racing in the Laser class. He’s shed 10 pounds for the event, and is now a lean 175—lighter than he’s ever been for sailing. Many of his Olympic teammates have shed even more, he says. “A lot of the guys look pretty emaciated.”

John Lovell, a silver medalist in the Tornado event in the 2004 Athens Olympics, has gotten within five pounds of his target weight of 160 ~~- which is 20 pounds lighter than his usual 180 -~~ by cutting out fried foods and beer and running every day. “I’m basically losing as much as I can,” he says.

Nobody is under more pressure than Jennifer Lilly, the team’s meteorologist. She’s been studying the weather in Qingdao for nearly four years. In most sailing venues, there’s a range of wind, say from 12 to 17 knots. But in Qingdao, the forecast comes in extremes. In most cases, there’s hardly any breeze in August. But if there is a typhoon in the Yellow Sea, it could send winds of 20 knots flying through the Olympic course. “Light winds are very hard to forecast and we didn’t have much data to start with,” says Ms. Lilly.

Two years ago, the British team used its own weather stations to monitor the conditions in the area, but the Chinese government objected. Other teams then had to wait for the Chinese to install their own—some of which were only put in last year, Ms. Lilly says. When she asked the U.S. Navy for data on the current, Ms. Lilly says all they were able to give her was information already available to the public. “They probably knew more than they were letting on,” she says.

Compounding the already difficult conditions, and making weight even more of a factor, are the strong currents, which can reach more than two knots. In low wind, the currents are so strong they can actually push boats backwards. Add to that the hot, humid conditions, and sailors could be spending some long, uncomfortable hours on their boats.

Olympic sailors say that in such situations, the race could come down to dumb luck. “Because it’s so light, a little gust of wind can just blow one person ahead of another,” says Ms. Anderson. Even a nearby helicopter could push enough wind to give one team an advantage over another, she says. Or, the positioning of the buildings on shore could funnel wind toward one team, and not another.

“You gotta have a little luck,” says Austin Sperry, who’s been thinning down to race in the Star class, whose larger boats normally favor heavy riders. Mr. Sperry says he is less worried about the low wind than the heat. Getting too thin, and then being dehydrated during a race, “you start thinking stupid,” he says.

There’s always that 10% chance the winds won’t be light at all. That would favor heavier sailors, and put the ones who lost too much weight at a disadvantage. Sarah Mergenthaler and Amanda Clark are looking to shave off a modest 10 pounds between them. They said they might benefit by losing more, but won’t go overboard. “You’re not going to be sailing at your best if you’re starving yourself,” says Ms. Mergenthaler.

Team nutritionist Lisa Dorfman not only has to figure out how to help sailors trim weight while retaining their strength, she has to find ways to keep them from getting sick in China. During visits, many of the sailors got sick. So to keep them away from “risky” food, Ms. Dorfman recently scouted the area for passable supermarkets and restaurants. She’s suggesting they stock up on energy bars and eat the packaged chicken that’s being provided to U.S. athletes by Tyson. “You have to have fit guts going over there,” Ms. Dorfman says.

When Mr. Sperry goes back to Qingdao to compete, he plans to eat nearly every dinner at Da Vinci, an Italian restaurant in the Shangri-La hotel. “I’m just being ultraconservative,” he says.

By Reed Alberghotti
Wall Street Journal

It's not just all about the numbers

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:42:00 GMT

We’ve reached the meridian of the 2008 season, but the AUDI MedCup crown options remain wide open. Following 29 of the 60 races scheduled, the Mean Machine team has notched up the most victories, with eight top spots under their belts

We’re almost at the mid-point in the AUDI MedCup Circuit and who will snatch the 2008 MedCup Circuit victory is still anyone’s guess, with eight boats in the running for the top spot. It’s a prestigious crown won by Mean Machine in 2006, Pisco Sour in 2005 and Artemis in 2007, and it will be a fierce battle.

The general rankings are headed up by US team Quantum on 129 points, followed by Bribon on 135.2 points, Swedish team Artemis 1.8 points from the Spaniards and Peter de Ridder and Ray Davies and crew on 158 points. That means just 29 points difference with 31 races to o.

As well as these four teams, including the boat with the famous pink flames flying from her spinnaker, there is also a compact group that will be battling for a step on the podium. German boat Platoon is in 5th place on 190 points, with Argentine crew Matador hot on her heels just two points away. Mutua Madrileña and Desafío are in seventh and eighth place respectively, with 200.4 and 207 points.

The results don’t stop there!
With just three days to go until the fourth event in the Circuit begins: the Breitling Regatta, with its famous golden cap as the top prize, one that Mean Machine took home in 2006. A close look at the results so far is more than impressive, and one can’t help thinking of Peter de Ridder’s comments before the start of this year’s circuit: “This year the competition is going to be even more equal than ever. Yet again consistency will be key in the race for victory”.

Mean Machine has the privilege of being the team with the most firsts under notched up in this year’s circuit so far (8 in 29 races). It’s quite a feat, which is backed up by another record for the season so far: the most consecutive firsts, five in a row.

Mean Machine is also the team with the most podium appearances so far: 14 out of the 29 races, followed y Quantum and Artemis who’ve managed 11 each.

15 of the 19 teams registered have reached the podium at least once during the 9 races sailed.

The statistics do the talking:

Number of first places gained over 29 races sailed:

Mean Machine, Peter de Ridder: 8 firsts (including 5 consecutive first places)
Quantum,Terry Hutchinson: 6
Artemis, Torbjorn Tornqvist: 4
USA 17, Larry Ellison: 3
Bribón, Dean Barker: 2
Tau, Javier Banderas: 2
Platoon, Harm Müller-spreer: 2
Mutua Madrileña, Vasco Vascotto: 2

Number of second places gained over 29 races sailed:

Artemis, Torbjorn Tornqvist: 7 seconds
Matador, Guillermo Parada: 4
Mutua Madrileña, Vasco Vascotto: 4
Mean Machine, Peter de Ridder: 3 seconds
Bribón, Dean Barker: 3
Quantum, Terry Hutchinson: 2
Platoon, Harm Muller-Spreer: 1
Cristabella, John Cook: 1
Caixa Galicia, Roberto Bermudez de Castro: 1
Audi Q8: 1
USA 17, Larry Ellison: 1
Rusal: 1

Number of third places gained over 29 races sailed:

Bribón, Dean Barker: 4 thirds
Mean Machine, Peter de Ridder: 3 thirds
Quantum, Terry Hutchinson: 3
Caixa Galicia, Roberto Bermudez de Castro: 3
Artemis, Torbjorn Tornqvist: 3
Matador, Guillermo Parada: 2
Cristabella, John Cook: 2
Platoon, Harm Muller-Spreer: 2
Mutua Madrileña, Vasco Vascotto: 2
Desafio, Paul Cayard: 2
Tau, Javier Banderas: 1
USA 17, Larry Ellison: 1
Audi Q8, Riccardo Simoneschi: 1

250 Sailors Competing in Cesme, Turkey!

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:51:00 GMT

IODA WORLD
14-25 July 2008 / Cesme,
PROVISIONAL
Overall
Sailed:5, Discards:0,
Rank Nat SailNo
1st GER
2nd DEN
3rd ISV
4th NOR
5th PUR
6th SIN
7th DEN
8th NED
9th NZL
10th ESP
11th URU
12th NZL
13th FRA
14th ITA
15th NZL
16th URU
17th ITA
18th BER
19th ISV
20th BER
21st PER
22nd GER
23rd CHN
24th ECU
25th USA
26th PUR
27th PUR
28th FRA
29th JPN
30th SWE
31st ISV
32nd SIN
33rd SIN
34th PUR
35th USA
36th JPN
37th URU
38th POL
39th GER
40th CHN
41st CRO
42nd BEL
43rd NZL
44th PER
45th NED
46th SWE
47th POL
48th POR
49th ITA
50th ITA
51st FIN
52nd SWE
53rd ARG
54th NED
55th PER
56th ARG
57th BRA
58th RSA
59th TUR
60th FRA
61st ESP
62nd CHI
63rd RSA
64th BER
65th ESP
66th BRA
67th TUR
68th TUR
69th CRO
70th DEN
71st NOR
72nd NOR
73rd CHI
74th ESP
75th FRA
76th JPN
77th GBR
78th SWE
79th RSA
80th AHO
81st ARG
82nd AHO
83rd CHI
84th USA
85th CHN
86th AUT
87th NOR
88th JPN
89th FIN
90th CRO
91st BRA
92nd AHO
93rd ISV
94th IRL
95th SUI
96th GER
97th PUR
98th POL
99th TUR
100th SUI
101st CRO
102nd GBR
103rd GRE
104th ARG
105th TUR
106th ARG
107th GBR
108th SLO
109th POR
110th THA
111th BER
112th NZL
113th GRE
114th NED
115th SLO
116th BEL
117th USA
118th TRI
119th THA
120th BEL
121st GRE
122nd AUS
123rd POR
124th PER
125th IRL
126th ECU
127th URU
128th AUT
129th RUS
130th AHO
131st UKR
132nd SRB
133rd DEN
134th SWE
135th CRO
136th ITA
137th ECU
138th URU
139th RUS
140th CHI
141st AUS
142nd NED
143rd AUS
144th SIN
145th FIN
146th MEX
147th POL
148th AUT
149th FRA
150th GBR
151st DEN
152nd SUI
153rd MNE
154th SUI
155th GBR
156th SLO
157th FIN
158th BEL
159th IRL
160th THA
161st NOR
162nd POR
163rd THA
164th GRE
165th CAN
166th SIN
167th GRE
168th POR
169th MEX
170th ECU
171st TRI
172nd AHO
173rd BRA
174th COL
175th BRA
176th POL
177th RSA
178th ESP
179th PER
180th ECU
181st AUS
182nd CHI
183rd RUS
184th CAN
185th AUS
186th FIN
187th CHN
188th HUN
189th JPN
190th BRN
191st CAN
192nd USA
193rd AUT
194th RUS
195th BEL
196th SLO
197th IRL
198th GER
199th HUN
200th TRI
201st HUN
202nd SRB
203rd SLO
204th CAN
205th IRL
206th SUI
207th SRB
208th CZE
209th MEX
210th CZE
211th SRB
212th BUL
213th AUT
214th BER
215th MNE
216th MNE
217th UKR
218th MAS
219th CZE
220th RSA
221st BUL
222nd BUL
223rd MAS
224th MNE
225th MEX
226th MKD
227th COL
228th ISV
229th MAS
230th HUN
231st BUL
232nd COL
233rd MEX
234th RUS
235th UKR
236th BUL
237th CAN
238th SRB
239th THA
240th CHN
241st UKR
242nd QAT
243rd QAT
244th MAS
245th CZE
246th UKR
247th QAT
248th QAT
249th MKD
250th QAT

Scoring codes used
Code Description Points
DNF
DSQ
OCS

Sailwave Scoring Software
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SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 Izmir – TURKEY RESULTS To count:5, Entries:250, Scoring system:Appendix A Helm M/F Birthday Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Total Nett 12322 Marten Jens M 1993 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 5.0 10.0 10.0 8202 Kristien Kirketerp M 1994 3.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 18.0 18.0 8008 Ian Barrows M 1995 2.0 3.0 4.0 10.0 2.0 21.0 21.0 3532 Hermann Tomasgaard M 1994 1.0 3.0 9.0 1.0 11.0 25.0 25.0 5395 Raul Rios M 1993 4.0 1.0 10.0 4.0 8.0 27.0 27.0 115 Russell Kan M 1993 26.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 35.0 35.0 8201 Balder Tobiasen M 1993 5.0 5.0 3.0 7.0 17.0 37.0 37.0 2825 Jolbert Van Dijk M 1993 24.0 8.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 40.0 40.0 4262 Sam Mackay M 1993 4.0 9.0 9.0 16.0 6.0 44.0 44.0 1171 Jordi Xammar M 1993 29.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 7.0 46.0 46.0 242 Gonzalo Carlotto M 1993 11.0 18.0 5.0 1.0 16.0 51.0 51.0 4220 Andrew Mckenzie M 1995 17.0 4.0 17.0 12.0 3.0 53.0 53.0 1968 Mathias Derren M 1993 28.0 9.0 8.0 4.0 7.0 56.0 56.0 7101 Luca Paolillo M 1993 18.0 6.0 18.0 13.0 2.0 57.0 57.0 4269 Naomi Mannering F 1994 21.0 7.0 5.0 17.0 9.0 59.0 59.0 335 Florencia Prego F 1993 15.0 25.0 7.0 12.0 3.0 62.0 62.0 7239 Carlo Cucinotta M 1993 18.0 19.0 6.0 11.0 8.0 62.0 62.0 1070 Brian Bulhoes M 1993 30.0 11.0 2.0 8.0 12.0 63.0 63.0 189 Alexander Coyle M 1993 14.0 4.0 14.0 19.0 12.0 63.0 63.0 1017 Kalin Hillier M 1994 19.0 8.0 10.0 9.0 17.0 63.0 63.0 282 Jean Paul de Trazegnies M 1993 16.0 4.0 20.0 3.0 24.0 67.0 67.0 12326 Tim Fischer M 1994 3.0 12.0 22.0 10.0 23.0 70.0 70.0 508 Zhou Chuan Cheng M 1995 9.0 34.0 14.0 6.0 9.0 72.0 72.0 181 Maria Jose Cucalon F 1993 22.0 21.0 5.0 11.0 17.0 76.0 76.0 15703 Antoine Screve M 1993 21.0 13.0 11.0 21.0 13.0 79.0 79.0 4557 Fernando Monllor M 1993 23.0 18.0 4.0 13.0 22.0 80.0 80.0 5595 Juan Carlos Perdomo M 1995 27.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 53.0 83.0 83.0 1931 Guillaume Pirovelle M 1994 18.0 28.0 14.0 7.0 16.0 83.0 83.0 3148 Takeru Wakizaka M 1993 7.0 22.0 13.0 17.0 25.0 84.0 84.0 4259 Oscar Lundquist M 1993 9.0 15.0 22.0 7.0 33.0 86.0 86.0 7003 Nikole Barnes F 1993 6.0 33.0 8.0 23.0 21.0 91.0 91.0 112 Rachel Lee F 1993 7.0 2.0 53.0 6.0 26.0 94.0 94.0 118 Luke Tan M 1993 13.0 21.0 26.0 19.0 18.0 97.0 97.0 859 Ivan Aponte M 1993 3.0 85.0 OCS 6.0 4.0 1.0 99.0 99.0 13484 Axel Sly M 1994 10.0 31.0 32.0 8.0 18.0 99.0 99.0 3166 Tomoyo Wakabayashi F 1993 31.0 14.0 30.0 10.0 18.0 103.0 103.0 240 Ignacio Perez M 1993 27.0 11.0 12.0 29.0 24.0 103.0 103.0 1480 Mateusz Kolata M 1993 30.0 10.0 20.0 42.0 2.0 104.0 104.0 12323 Oliver Oczycz M 1995 9.0 19.0 48.0 8.0 20.0 104.0 104.0 663 Yang Yang M 1995 1.0 27.0 10.0 33.0 35.0 106.0 106.0 963 Bartul Plenkovic M 1993 53.0 15.0 19.0 14.0 5.0 106.0 106.0 1095 Stijn Van Hoye M 1994 54.0 2.0 16.0 9.0 26.0 107.0 107.0 4325 Erica Dawson F 1994 23.0 10.0 6.0 30.0 38.0 107.0 107.0 216 Francesco Puliatti M 1993 42.0 36.0 2.0 22.0 7.0 109.0 109.0 2774 Max Deckers M 1993 17.0 16.0 25.0 20.0 31.0 109.0 109.0 4215 Jesper Gunneling M 1993 32.0 6.0 39.0 19.0 16.0 112.0 112.0 280 Tadeusz Kubiak M 1994 37.0 7.0 15.0 18.0 35.0 112.0 112.0 2599 Goncalo Pires M 1995 25.0 30.0 15.0 18.0 25.0 113.0 113.0 7488 Michele Benamati M 1994 2.0 20.0 41.0 36.0 15.0 114.0 114.0 7489 Guido D’errico M 1994 36.0 30.0 28.0 14.0 8.0 116.0 116.0 700 Kaarle Tapper M 1995 46.0 12.0 30.0 24.0 5.0 117.0 117.0 4255 Victor Abenius M 1994 31.0 17.0 15.0 6.0 48.0 117.0 117.0 3033 Gonzalo Bisi M 1993 33.0 12.0 16.0 24.0 32.0 117.0 117.0 2816 Lars Van Stekelenborg M 1996 30.0 20.0 31.0 15.0 21.0 117.0 117.0 234 Stefano Peschiera M 1995 25.0 25.0 8.0 51.0 9.0 118.0 118.0 3018 Mateo Majdalani M 1994 12.0 16.0 16.0 25.0 50.0 119.0 119.0 3325 Carlo Mazzaferro M 1993 11.0 85.0 OCS 9.0 5.0 11.0 121.0 121.0 1368 Michael Crosland M 1993 8.0 52.0 12.0 21.0 28.0 121.0 121.0 122 Ipeknaz Ozden F 1993 14.0 20.0 18.0 43.0 31.0 126.0 126.0 1958 Corto Viel M 1993 8.0 22.0 27.0 61.0 10.0 128.0 128.0 1170 Ramon Figueros M 1994 24.0 15.0 39.0 29.0 27.0 134.0 134.0 330 Nadja Horwitz F 1996 43.0 17.0 26.0 20.0 28.0 134.0 134.0 1382 Edu Lehtinen M 1995 13.0 25.0 54.0 40.0 4.0 136.0 136.0 1016 Owen Siese M 1995 7.0 32.0 37.0 9.0 51.0 136.0 136.0 1161 Carlos Lobres M 1995 6.0 24.0 24.0 36.0 47.0 137.0 137.0 3322 Mario Mazzaferro M 1995 8.0 13.0 24.0 37.0 55.0 137.0 137.0 706 Ceyla Yurtseven F 1993 5.0 11.0 50.0 43.0 29.0 138.0 138.0 148 Bora Olcav M 1995 10.0 37.0 34.0 25.0 32.0 138.0 138.0 983 Louro Strihic M 1995 12.0 23.0 59.0 18.0 26.0 138.0 138.0 8214 Julie Kold F 1993 49.0 13.0 50.0 21.0 10.0 143.0 143.0 3118 Lars Johan Brootkorb M 1995 22.0 18.0 47.0 51.0 6.0 144.0 144.0 3578 Magnus Andersen M 1993 17.0 9.0 17.0 17.0 85.0 OCS 145.0 145.0 205 Francisco Ducasse M 1996 33.0 14.0 11.0 46.0 41.0 145.0 145.0 169 Sonia Arana F 1993 14.0 29.0 19.0 35.0 49.0 146.0 146.0 1911 Pierre de Charry M 1993 6.0 85.0 OCS 25.0 23.0 10.0 149.0 149.0 2976 Keiju Okada M 1995 12.0 39.0 34.0 35.0 30.0 150.0 150.0 5559 David Grant M 1994 47.0 28.0 29.0 27.0 19.0 150.0 150.0 4271 Gustav Petterson M 1993 26.0 29.0 33.0 20.0 43.0 151.0 151.0 1381 Alex Lehtinen M 1994 31.0 21.0 17.0 48.0 36.0 153.0 153.0 77 Kevin Van Otterdyk M 1995 50.0 22.0 29.0 29.0 23.0 153.0 153.0 2904 Juan Jose Autelli M 1993 40.0 8.0 46.0 16.0 44.0 154.0 154.0 9 Eugene Hendrikx M 1994 32.0 46.0 3.0 32.0 42.0 155.0 155.0 204 Rodrigo Ducasse M 1995 5.0 32.0 42.0 31.0 45.0 155.0 155.0 15120 Christopher Craven M 1994 19.0 16.0 26.0 42.0 52.0 155.0 155.0 95 Lu Yu Ting F 1995 2.0 41.0 7.0 69.0 38.0 157.0 157.0 121 Tanja Frank F 1993 39.0 24.0 42.0 37.0 15.0 157.0 157.0 3576 Harald Faste M 1994 35.0 85.0 DSQ 13.0 5.0 20.0 158.0 158.0 3164 Takumi Saitama M 1994 61.0 17.0 13.0 54.0 14.0 159.0 159.0 555 Miikka Nikkila M 1993 20.0 45.0 40.0 16.0 40.0 161.0 161.0 954 Sven Katnic M 1995 32.0 39.0 51.0 28.0 12.0 162.0 162.0 3383 Pedro Oliveira M 1994 26.0 40.0 33.0 40.0 23.0 162.0 162.0 11 Ard Van Aaanholt M 1993 85.0 OCS 14.0 58.0 5.0 1.0 163.0 163.0 1995 Alecsander Tayler M 1995 55.0 3.0 21.0 27.0 57.0 163.0 163.0 1305 Jamie Aplin M 1994 48.0 23.0 46.0 26.0 21.0 164.0 164.0 1478 Tim Wachter M 1993 16.0 30.0 51.0 32.0 36.0 165.0 165.0 12324 Hannes Marten M 1995 35.0 45.0 28.0 22.0 35.0 165.0 165.0 5775 Alejandro Monllor M 1994 10.0 36.0 55.0 39.0 29.0 169.0 169.0 1101 Mateusz Skrabaszewski M 1993 41.0 37.0 35.0 41.0 15.0 169.0 169.0 1058 Halil Demirel M 1993 11.0 51.0 54.0 12.0 43.0 171.0 171.0 1452 Jocelyn Keller M 1994 13.0 26.0 55.0 47.0 30.0 171.0 171.0 976 Bartol Komadina M 1994 37.0 31.0 34.0 31.0 41.0 174.0 174.0 5661 Tom Britz M 1994 54.0 40.0 36.0 33.0 13.0 176.0 176.0 7238 Nicolaos Kalafatis M 1994 25.0 26.0 62.0 14.0 50.0 177.0 177.0 3023 Cesar Cosacow M 1993 48.0 7.0 24.0 15.0 85.0 OCS 179.0 179.0 1050 Mehmet Turkmen M 1994 28.0 35.0 40.0 62.0 14.0 179.0 179.0 3118 Ignacio Jose Rogala M 1994 15.0 42.0 37.0 40.0 46.0 180.0 180.0 5814 Christian Townrow M 1993 60.0 35.0 35.0 26.0 24.0 180.0 180.0 378 Domen Stepancic M 1995 29.0 24.0 21.0 62.0 47.0 183.0 183.0 2442 Duarte Monteiro M 1994 45.0 50.0 28.0 22.0 38.0 183.0 183.0 112 Noppakao Poonpat F 1995 34.0 43.0 7.0 75.0 25.0 184.0 184.0 1033 Connor Astwood M 1994 27.0 49.0 37.0 35.0 37.0 185.0 185.0 4232 Logan Beck M 1993 85.0 OCS 5.0 85.0 OCS 11.0 3.0 189.0 189.0 1750 Grigorios Mazarakis M 1996 16.0 62.0 38.0 24.0 50.0 190.0 190.0 2852 Pieter Goedhart M 1994 24.0 44.0 29.0 49.0 44.0 190.0 190.0 957 Enej Kocjancic M 1993 65.0 42.0 22.0 28.0 36.0 193.0 193.0 1087 Sebastien Devos M 1994 49.0 28.0 42.0 32.0 42.0 193.0 193.0 12208 Person Potts M 1993 70.0 39.0 20.0 46.0 19.0 194.0 194.0 1012 Wesley Scott M 1993 38.0 19.0 32.0 34.0 71.0 194.0 194.0 111 Jittiwa Thanawitwilat F 1995 34.0 38.0 55.0 45.0 22.0 194.0 194.0 1099 Quinten Lootens M 1994 75.0 43.0 27.0 34.0 19.0 198.0 198.0 131 Greogoris Kavas M 1995 34.0 38.0 32.0 38.0 56.0 198.0 198.0 374 Lloyd Collings M 1994 85.0 OCS 48.0 11.0 23.0 32.0 199.0 199.0 2324 Patricia Costa F 1993 44.0 54.0 21.0 38.0 42.0 199.0 199.0 289 Fatima Gianella F 1993 28.0 41.0 30.0 57.0 52.0 208.0 208.0 1297 Killian O’Keeffe M 1994 73.0 41.0 12.0 44.0 40.0 210.0 210.0 418 Moises Aray M 1996 29.0 37.0 23.0 63.0 59.0 211.0 211.0 197 Florencia Parnizari F 1994 62.0 55.0 25.0 41.0 28.0 211.0 211.0 1004 Lara Vadlau F 1994 19.0 10.0 85.0 OCS 13.0 85.0 OCS 212.0 212.0 69 Kristian Chekh M 1994 23.0 52.0 19.0 65.0 54.0 213.0 213.0 8 Just Van Aanholt M 1995 22.0 23.0 36.0 85.0 OCS 48.0 214.0 214.0 93 Anna Kyselova F 1993 66.0 53.0 31.0 31.0 34.0 215.0 215.0 107 Luca Minic M 1994 51.0 38.0 43.0 60.0 27.0 219.0 219.0 8223 Christian Rost M 1995 50.0 46.0 45.0 48.0 31.0 220.0 220.0 3947 Anna Hagberg F 1993 39.0 47.0 76.0 46.0 13.0 221.0 221.0 892 Dominik Bacic M 1993 20.0 85.0 OCS 52.0 28.0 37.0 222.0 222.0 6741 Olmo Cerri M 1993 85.0 OCS 85.0 OCS 27.0 15.0 11.0 223.0 223.0 1106 Emilio Quintero M 1993 85.0 OCS 31.0 23.0 30.0 54.0 223.0 223.0 187 Antonella Lados F 1993 65.0 42.0 85.0 OCS 27.0 6.0 225.0 225.0 205 Maxim Nikolaev M 1996 52.0 32.0 44.0 37.0 61.0 226.0 226.0 206 Mathias Robertson M 1995 46.0 33.0 47.0 47.0 58.0 231.0 231.0 400 Shelley White F 1993 51.0 29.0 63.0 57.0 34.0 234.0 234.0 2822 Rick Spelde M 1994 63.0 40.0 48.0 53.0 30.0 234.0 234.0 295 Matthew Wearn M 1995 39.0 50.0 57.0 58.0 33.0 237.0 237.0 111 Darren Choy M 1994 46.0 27.0 39.0 42.0 85.0 OCS 239.0 239.0 491 Elmeri Piltti M 1994 4.0 56.0 71.0 71.0 39.0 241.0 241.0 548 Javier Patron M 1993 21.0 55.0 41.0 70.0 54.0 241.0 241.0 1310 Ewa Szczesna F 1994 40.0 27.0 85.0 OCS 52.0 37.0 241.0 241.0 1076 Alexander Kohlendorfer M 1995 43.0 51.0 60.0 43.0 45.0 242.0 242.0 1913 Pauline Blais F 1994 15.0 85.0 OCS 85.0 OCS 26.0 33.0 244.0 244.0 5665 Jamie Diamond M 1995 53.0 59.0 58.0 50.0 29.0 249.0 249.0 8191 Mikael Lillegard M 1993 35.0 60.0 43.0 56.0 55.0 249.0 249.0 1447 Victor Casas M 1995 54.0 48.0 33.0 58.0 57.0 250.0 250.0 89 Dusan Bogdanovic M 1995 66.0 34.0 51.0 50.0 49.0 250.0 250.0 1486 Sebastien Schneiter M 1995 56.0 85.0 OCS 31.0 52.0 27.0 251.0 251.0 5683 Matt Wallis M 1994 43.0 64.0 40.0 47.0 59.0 253.0 253.0 167 Matej Stanic M 1993 55.0 60.0 35.0 45.0 59.0 254.0 254.0 463 Matias Mikkola M 1994 69.0 44.0 64.0 61.0 20.0 258.0 258.0 1093 Matthiev Van Schoote M 1994 68.0 47.0 61.0 39.0 43.0 258.0 258.0 1248 Alan Kingston M 1994 71.0 55.0 18.0 51.0 64.0 259.0 259.0 115 Sittisart Ponpun M 1995 20.0 52.0 70.0 74.0 44.0 260.0 260.0 3332 Aksel Jacobson M 1993 60.0 33.0 49.0 67.0 51.0 260.0 260.0 2417 Pedro Roque M 1994 48.0 85.0 OCS 85.0 OCS 30.0 14.0 262.0 262.0 114 Narisara Yusawat F 1993 38.0 43.0 77.0 56.0 49.0 263.0 263.0 113 Alexandros Kavas M 1996 36.0 58.0 65.0 45.0 60.0 264.0 264.0 1271 Caroline de Alcala F 1993 68.0 51.0 44.0 49.0 53.0 265.0 265.0 117 Andrew Tang M 1996 50.0 26.0 69.0 54.0 67.0 266.0 266.0 1526 Maria Drosou F 1994 45.0 45.0 38.0 77.0 63.0 268.0 268.0 2378 Joao Uva M 1994 66.0 85.0 OCS 53.0 44.0 22.0 270.0 270.0 464 Alonso Urquiza M 1993 58.0 61.0 85.0 OCS 25.0 41.0 270.0 270.0 1501 Leonardo Santos M 1995 47.0 53.0 23.0 63.0 85.0 DNF 271.0 271.0 181 Russell Franklin M 1996 76.0 46.0 45.0 55.0 52.0 274.0 274.0 50 Louis Hendrikx M 1996 36.0 36.0 85.0 OCS 65.0 53.0 275.0 275.0 3493 Breno Abdulklech M 1995 47.0 34.0 85.0 DNF 76.0 34.0 276.0 276.0 1141 Esteban Echavarria M 1993 40.0 44.0 75.0 53.0 64.0 276.0 276.0 3477 Ricardo Paranhos M 1994 42.0 85.0 OCS 56.0 36.0 58.0 277.0 277.0 1826 Konrad Lipski M 1995 85.0 OCS 49.0 46.0 57.0 40.0 277.0 277.0 1313 Murray Willcocks M 1995 51.0 49.0 63.0 55.0 62.0 280.0 280.0 777 Beltran Aguilar M 1993 49.0 63.0 36.0 48.0 85.0 OCS 281.0 281.0 248 Daniel Urquiaga M 1993 63.0 59.0 54.0 60.0 48.0 284.0 284.0 1440 Rafael Viteri M 1996 59.0 56.0 41.0 56.0 74.0 286.0 286.0 247 Paris Stowell F 1994 85.0 OCS 53.0 59.0 34.0 56.0 287.0 287.0 189 Nicholas Robertson M 1993 79.0 65.0 52.0 52.0 39.0 287.0 287.0 14 Kirill Luzan M 1995 59.0 71.0 43.0 44.0 70.0 287.0 287.0 1358 Dominic Fritz M 1994 58.0 54.0 62.0 67.0 46.0 287.0 287.0 259 Amy Gallagher F 1993 58.0 85.0 OCS 49.0 61.0 39.0 292.0 292.0 315 Sofia Toroi F 1993 73.0 54.0 59.0 41.0 66.0 293.0 293.0 119 Qiu Yu Long M 1994 42.0 58.0 53.0 77.0 66.0 296.0 296.0 161 Viktor Kiss M 1993 67.0 59.0 71.0 53.0 46.0 296.0 296.0 3136 Kyo Ibane M 1994 41.0 64.0 85.0 OCS 39.0 68.0 297.0 297.0 717 Abdul Aziz Faisal M 1994 38.0 50.0 75.0 70.0 65.0 298.0 298.0 1366 Austin Stein M 1995 44.0 85.0 OCS 63.0 64.0 45.0 301.0 301.0 15706 Duncan Williford M 1995 62.0 63.0 47.0 54.0 75.0 301.0 301.0 1000 Yannic Duller M 1994 44.0 64.0 67.0 67.0 61.0 303.0 303.0 131 Pavel Kravenenko M 1994 52.0 56.0 69.0 59.0 67.0 303.0 303.0 1092 Tom Alleman M 1993 67.0 47.0 44.0 74.0 72.0 304.0 304.0 295 Maks Vrcaj M 1995 45.0 85.0 OCS 57.0 58.0 60.0 305.0 305.0 1269 Colm O’Regan M 1994 62.0 35.0 65.0 59.0 85.0 OCS 306.0 306.0 12325 Jan Marten M 1996 52.0 85.0 OCS 38.0 68.0 63.0 306.0 306.0 902 Levente Takacs M 1995 53.0 62.0 49.0 71.0 75.0 310.0 310.0 1006 Daniel Briggs M 1993 64.0 48.0 67.0 49.0 85.0 OCS 313.0 313.0 1297 Attila Kerekes M 1995 55.0 65.0 52.0 72.0 69.0 313.0 313.0 104 Matija Lagator M 1994 57.0 85.0 OCS 48.0 64.0 60.0 314.0 314.0 1897 Zan Luka Zelko M 1994 85.0 OCS 57.0 60.0 66.0 51.0 319.0 319.0 1324 Julien Fougere M 1993 72.0 68.0 56.0 66.0 57.0 319.0 319.0 1244 Katie Gambier-Ross F 1993 37.0 67.0 64.0 75.0 77.0 320.0 320.0 1382 Fabrice Rigot M 1995 56.0 85.0 OCS 45.0 64.0 70.0 320.0 320.0 34 Mina Stanikic F 1993 85.0 OCS 85.0 OCS 61.0 38.0 55.0 324.0 324.0 66 Daniel Hajek M 1994 57.0 60.0 66.0 72.0 71.0 326.0 326.0 547 Cristina Ortiz F 1995 74.0 61.0 64.0 59.0 69.0 327.0 327.0 6 Stepan Novotny M 1994 56.0 85.0 OCS 57.0 65.0 65.0 328.0 328.0 109 Nikola Grujic M 1993 61.0 57.0 72.0 75.0 65.0 330.0 330.0 707 Martin Todorov M 1994 59.0 69.0 74.0 62.0 68.0 332.0 332.0 212 Anne Maehr F 1994 41.0 66.0 85.0 OCS 71.0 71.0 334.0 334.0 1031 Christopher Sposato M 1994 85.0 OCS 85.0 OCS 62.0 33.0 70.0 335.0 335.0 62 Matija Grabic M 1995 60.0 57.0 78.0 66.0 74.0 335.0 335.0 63 Luka Palackovic M 1995 79.0 72.0 50.0 74.0 63.0 338.0 338.0 96 Sevastian Leshchenko M 1993 57.0 85.0 OCS 66.0 68.0 62.0 338.0 338.0 929 Ahmad Latifkhan M 1995 63.0 79.0 68.0 60.0 68.0 338.0 338.0 310 Ondrej Vachel M 1994 77.0 61.0 70.0 63.0 67.0 338.0 338.0 1340 Alexander Thompson M 1994 85.0 OCS 85.0 OCS 56.0 55.0 58.0 339.0 339.0 243 Hristo Andreev M 1994 78.0 66.0 73.0 68.0 56.0 341.0 341.0 952 Zhulien Vladov M 1993 74.0 63.0 73.0 69.0 62.0 341.0 341.0 39 Ahmad Shukri M 1996 72.0 68.0 58.0 79.0 66.0 343.0 343.0 65 Majda Begovic F 1993 70.0 65.0 77.0 70.0 64.0 346.0 346.0 558 Andrea Ortiz F 1995 33.0 70.0 80.0 81.0 85.0 DNF 349.0 349.0 121 Erdal Luso M 1994 68.0 58.0 66.0 78.0 80.0 350.0 350.0 6397 Juan Zarate M 1994 67.0 70.0 67.0 73.0 73.0 350.0 350.0 111 Kyle Brego M 1995 85.0 OCS 85.0 OCS 85.0 OCS 50.0 47.0 352.0 352.0 936 Nuruyana Mohd Latif F 1996 61.0 66.0 70.0 80.0 79.0 356.0 356.0 517 Andras Wolf M 1994 75.0 78.0 69.0 73.0 61.0 356.0 356.0 465 Daniel Nikolov M 1995 65.0 71.0 74.0 69.0 77.0 356.0 356.0 114 Elisa Echavarria F 1994 64.0 73.0 71.0 77.0 73.0 358.0 358.0 585 Camila Flores F 1996 69.0 72.0 68.0 81.0 72.0 362.0 362.0 41 Aleksandr Moskvichev M 1996 69.0 69.0 72.0 79.0 75.0 364.0 364.0 908 Darya Somova F 1994 80.0 62.0 74.0 78.0 76.0 370.0 370.0 242 Ivailo Angelov M 1993 81.0 69.0 73.0 78.0 69.0 370.0 370.0 1287 Gordon Bruce M 1995 77.0 85.0 OCS 60.0 73.0 76.0 371.0 371.0 549 Nemanja Jovanovic M 1993 76.0 74.0 61.0 76.0 85.0 DNF 372.0 372.0 113 Don Whitcraft M 1995 70.0 67.0 72.0 85.0 DNF 78.0 372.0 372.0 1008 You Xiao Xiao F 1995 64.0 75.0 79.0 85.0 DNF 72.0 375.0 375.0 905 Pavlo Dontsov M 1993 71.0 85.0 OCS 65.0 79.0 78.0 378.0 378.0 51 Fares Al Bakri M 1995 82.0 73.0 68.0 82.0 73.0 378.0 378.0 44 Nasser Telfat M 1993 72.0 76.0 75.0 80.0 79.0 382.0 382.0 935 Murul Izzatul Akmar F 1996 73.0 77.0 78.0 76.0 80.0 384.0 384.0 111 Tomas Bachtir M 1996 78.0 85.0 OCS 78.0 72.0 74.0 387.0 387.0 215 Sofia Larycheva F 1994 71.0 85.0 DNF 76.0 82.0 76.0 390.0 390.0 45 Saleh Telfat M 1997 74.0 68.0 79.0 85.0 DNF 85.0 DNF 391.0 391.0 46 Mohamed Al Muhannadi M 1998 80.0 74.0 76.0 80.0 85.0 DNF 395.0 395.0 311 Dimitar Pop-Stefania M 1995 81.0 75.0 77.0 81.0 85.0 DNF 399.0 399.0 50 Alla Shouhdy F 1995 83.0 67.0 81.0 85.0 DNF 85.0 DNF 401.0 401.0 Started but did not finish 85 Disqualification 85 On course side at start or broke rule 30.1 85 target="_blank">http://www.optiworld2008.com/ 1.95 Build 11

Cockpit Cards - two new publications

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:43:00 GMT

The Cockpit Card series has just expanded with the addition of Essential Knots – All the knots most yachtsmen will ever need – presented using crystal clear diagrams on two encapsulated cards.

Also just out – Rule of the Road. Again the essentials clearly presented in a waterproof encapsulated format.

NEW BRIAND-DESIGNED PERINI 'P2' TO MAKE THEIR SUPERYACHT CUP DEBUT IN ANTIGUA

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:44:00 GMT

The 3rd Superyacht Cup Antigua will be held from December 9th – 12th, in Nelson’s Dockyard on the beautiful Caribbean island of Antigua. Timed to follow on from the Antigua Yacht Charter Show (December 4th – 9th), the regatta is a great way to open the new season by enjoying three days of racing with perfect trade-wind conditions and spectacular scenery. The evening’s social activities bring the owners, captains, crew and guests altogether every afternoon after sailing for informal, lively dock parties, enjoying the best of the Caribbean hospitality.

This year 10 to 12 yachts are expected to take part, and already confirmed is the recently launched ‘P2’, the 38m/125’ sloop designed by Philippe Briand and built by Perini Navi at their newly renovated Beconcini Facility in La Spezia, Italy. The yacht splashed early this month and will be undergoing tuning and training sessions this summer before heading across the Atlantic to the Caribbean for The Superyacht Cup Antigua. The yacht is owned by an experienced sailing family who cruised the world extensively on their previous boat, ‘Perseus’. Now with their new, elegant, performance-cruising yacht, the owners and their two young sons will continue their racing and cruising adventures in superyacht regatta destinations around the world.

Build Captain, Jonathan Kline explained, “The Superyacht Cup and other Maxi and Bucket events will be a highlight for everyone involved with Team P2; the owner and his family plan to invite friends and a handful of talented racing sailors to compete together in an atmosphere of learning and excitement. The Superyacht Cup Antigua will be a great opportunity for us to test P2 (hull number one of a new series by Briand and Perini Navi) in the big seas and trade winds of the Caribbean. We are all looking forward to it very much.”

Last year’s winner, Sojana, the 35m ketch owned by Peter Harrison will be back to defend her title, sailed by her experienced international crew, she is sure to put in a good performance.

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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:21:00 GMT

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DSK-Comifin ready to conquer the Copa del Rey in Palma

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:53:00 GMT

One of the most competitive teams in the Swan 45 Class will not be missing from the fleet at the 27th edition of the Copa del Rey, a fixture on the Mediterranean racing calendar. DSK-Comifin, owned and helmed by Danilo Salsi, will in fact be on the start line among the 16 Swan 45s taking part in this prestigious regatta, the second event on the Swan 45 International Circuit.

For the first time, American Chris Larson will be calling tactics onboard DSK-Comifin. Team Manager and mainsail trimmer Andrea Casale said, “Even if we won’t have a great deal of time to train with Chris prior to the regatta, we are confident that we will work well together. In addition to understanding the dynamics of the Swan 45, Chris was the tactician onboard Swan 45 Plenty when they won the Swan 45 Worlds in Cowes in 2007.”

Organised by the Royal Club Nautico Palma, the Copa del Rey is an event that eloquently combines high level racing with a dynamic social programme. The event has gone from strength to strength to become one of the most important international regattas for professional and amateur sailors.

From 26 July to 2 August, more than 110 teams are expected to gather in Palma, representing 14 nations. On the water, the fleet will be divided into the following classes: Swan 45, TP 52, GP 42, ORC 670, X 35 and IRC.

Following on from their second overall at the Sardinia Rolex Cup, the DSK Sailing team is well prepared for the Copa del Rey, the penultimate event before the Swan 45 Worlds which will take place from 8-14 September in Porto Cervo.

Onboard DSK-Comifin will be: Danilo Salsi (helmsman), Chris Larson (tactician), Andrea Casale (main), Vittorio Rosso (trimmer), Riccardo de Magistris (pit), Max Cavallo (mast), Paolo Persi, Stefano Gerardi (bow), Saverio Cigliano (bow), Nuno Barreto (trimmer), Luca Faravelli e Francesco Farnetti.